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4 minutes with… Orion Lekos PhD, Director of Research, Whole Energy

I did a self designed major in Renewable Energy at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. I got my masters there as well. I am happy to say they have founded a new college there called the Institute for Energy Studies that I helped create.

2015-03-03
Get involved in beekeeping March 4 at 'bee-in' 2015-03-02
C lot short term repairs help to prevent erosion and damage to environment

For a long time, the graveled parking lots at Western have been in various stages of disrepair. Now, according to the Student Safety Office, there is some relief in sight.

2015-02-24
Computer simulation shows where volcanic ash could go if Mount Baker erupts

A computer simulation delves 6,600 years into the past to show where volcanic ash would go if Mount Baker blew today.

The simulation is on the website of the Mount Baker Volcano Research Center at mbvrc.wordpress.com. Bellingham geologist Dave Tucker, who is an…

2015-02-23
Submissions open for sustainability challenge; WWU students were winners last year 2015-02-19
Joel Swisher working to expand degree offerings at Institute for Energy Studies at WWU

Joel Swisher, the new director of the Institute for Energy Studies at Western Washington University, stumbled across the institute by chance after his son enrolled at Western.

At the time, Swisher, 57, was living in Boulder, Colo., where he was an independent…

2015-02-17
Students rally for divestment 2015-02-13
Students stage oil spill

Students for Renewable Energy (SRE) is hosting a human enactment of an oil spill Friday, Feb. 13 at 11:45 a.m. in Red Square to protest Western’s decision to not remove fossil fuel stocks from their university investment portfolio.
This protest is part of Global Divestment Day of Action,…

2015-02-13
Students, community leaders shed light on environmental racism

A lecture hall in Academic West crackled Wednesday evening as Western Washington University students snapped their fingers in agreement with guest speakers who shared their thoughts on environmental injustice.
The Wednesday, Feb. 11, event titled “Environmental Racism” showcased how…

2015-02-13
International Winter Bike to Work Day is Friday 2015-02-11
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